yaa.

interj.  the Arabic expression for “yoo-hoo,” as discussed in Hear! Here! by Michele Slung.

Yaa.

n.  a populated place in the Gulf region of Papua New Guinea.


n.  a populated place in the Oaxaca region of Mexico.


n.  a stream in Russia.


n.  a stream in Sudan.

yaaa.

interj.  “a yelp of disgust, as if surprised by a spider in the bath” (David Mitchell, Number9Dream).


interj.  a sound to accompany a dramatic gesture in the play Mount Tempai and Tumult in the Palace, as discussed in Traditional Japanese Theater by Karen Brazell.


interj.  an exclamation of happiness; see also yay.

<“Yes, you can use it.”  “Yaaa!” screamed the boy.  —Ray Bradbury, “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed,” A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories.>

interj.  the shout of a martial arts practitioner, as discussed in Art of Shaolin Kung Fu: The Secrets of Kung Fu for Self-Defense, Health and Enlightenment by Wong Kiew Kit.

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